谷类食品对于美国年轻人不再只是早餐
时间：2019-01-03 作者：英语课 分类：VOA2005（上）--环境科学探索
Cereal…Young Americans Say It’s Not Just For Breakfast Anymore
谷类食品对于美国年轻人不再只是早餐
Guess what food young Americans are eating like steers 1 at a feedlot?
Cereal. You know, one of the basic food groups.
But not for breakfast. Teenagers and college kids don't even eat breakfast.
Despite the low current craze, young folks are gobbling up cereal -- in their rooms, on the bus, and, believe it or not, even in what are called “cereal cafes” in college towns and some big cities. At the Cereality restaurant in Philadelphia, for instance, the wait staff wears pajamas 2 emblazoned with the logo, The United Flakes 4 of America. Cereal, after all, is supposed to be a morning thing.
Cereal is a hip 5 concept, explained Cereality's founder 6.
Frosted Flakes are hip?
This fad 7 is great news for American dentists, because the most popular cereals among young people are sugar-laden brands such as Cocoa Puffs 8, Cap'n Crunch 9, and Fruity Pebbles 10.
They're predictable. As one student told the New York Times, you know what Cap'n Crunch is going to taste like. Pork roast could be iffy.
Never mind the tooth decay and the pimples 11.
And wait till you see the toppings! This cereal craze also appears to be an excuse to wolf down coconut 12, melted chocolate, and ice cream on top of your shredded 13 wheat.
Important to students on a budget, cereal is cheap! You even get a straw and a long spoon to slurp 14 up the last granola crumbs 15 and the final drops of milk.
When these kids get sudden cravings for food -- and they often do -- few things cure a case of the munchies better than a box of Kellogg's Sugar Pops.
This has been bowl season in the United States -- American college football championship games called “bowls” are being played everywhere. Not that some students are paying attention. They're too deep into their own bowls…cereal bowls.
注释：
feedlot [5fi:dlCt] n. 饲育场
Philadelphia [7filE5delfjE] n. 费城
sugar-laden 糖含量过高的
Cocoa Puffs 可可泡芙
crunch [krQntF] n. 脆麦片
Fruity Pebbles 果味麦圈
coconut [5kEukEnQt] n. 椰子
budget [5bQdVit] n. 预算
slurp [slE:p] v. 啜食
granola [^rA5nEulE] n. 格兰诺拉麦片
- This car steers easily. 这部车子易于驾驶。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Good fodder fleshed the steers up. 优质饲料使菜牛长肉。 来自辞典例句
- At bedtime,I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas.睡觉时，我脱去衣服，换上睡衣。
- He was wearing striped pajamas.他穿着带条纹的睡衣裤。
- The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
- She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。
- It's snowing in great flakes. 天下着鹅毛大雪。
- It is snowing in great flakes. 正值大雪纷飞。
- The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
- The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。
- He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
- According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
- His interest in photography is only a passing fad.他对摄影的兴趣只是一时的爱好罢了。
- A hot business opportunity is based on a long-term trend not a short-lived fad.一个热门的商机指的是长期的趋势而非一时的流行。
- We sat exchanging puffs from that wild pipe of his. 我们坐在那里，轮番抽着他那支野里野气的烟斗。 来自辞典例句
- Puffs of steam and smoke came from the engine. 一股股蒸汽和烟雾从那火车头里冒出来。 来自辞典例句
- If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
- People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。
- The pebbles of the drive crunched under his feet. 汽车道上的小石子在他脚底下喀嚓作响。
- Line the pots with pebbles to ensure good drainage. 在罐子里铺一层鹅卵石，以确保排水良好。
- It gave me goose pimples just to think about it. 只是想到它我就起鸡皮疙瘩。
- His face has now broken out in pimples. 他脸上突然起了丘疹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The husk of this coconut is particularly strong.椰子的外壳很明显非常坚固。
- The falling coconut gave him a terrific bang on the head.那只掉下的椰子砰地击中他的脑袋。
- Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce. 先铺一层碎生菜叶，再把鱼放上，就可以上桌了。
- I think Mapo beancurd and shredded meat in chilli sauce are quite special. 我觉得麻婆豆腐和鱼香肉丝味道不错。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- You may not slurp your soup.喝汤不可发出声音。
- Do you always slurp when a milkshake?你总是这样啧啧喝牛奶吗？